Category Archives: Dubai schools

The overseas school trip (aka: pricey package holiday)

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Circles in the Sand

I’m back! It’s been a while, mostly due to work taking over my life for a couple of months. Having just surfaced from full-time officedom, I suddenly find we’re just a week away from Son1’s first overseas school trip. I … Continue reading →

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School reports – what the hell happened?

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Circles in the Sand

It’s lunchtime at work. On the day our magazine goes to press so it’s all hands to the pump meeting our deadline. I munch on my sandwich, and click on an email from school – the interim reports are out. … Continue reading →

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My first e-book: A quick summer read for just 99p (or less!)

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Circles in the Sand

Please share! If you’re looking for a light summer read, please think about downloading my first e-book. It’s a short (ish) story, and a super-quick, easy read. I’m raising a celebratory glass, as, believe me, I nearly went cross-eyed trying … Continue reading →

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Fascinating glimpse of a Dubai school in the 1970s

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Circles in the Sand

Son2’s school is turning 40, which in Dubai time is quite ancient! Anyone who lives here will know this age is impressive and deserves to be marked, especially as four decades ago the school was just a small huddle of … Continue reading →

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Christmad: Twas the last week (of term) before Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Circles in the Sand

Ho! Ho! Ho! I’m sure I speak for school mums everywhere when I refer to the last fortnight of term as utter madness. It’s only now that it’s over that I finally get a moment to stop and think, ‘What … Continue reading →

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WhatsApp, mum? … The class chat group

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Circles in the Sand

Proactive parents will all know about the class mums’ WhatsApp group – the 24/7 group ‘chat’ on the ubiquitous phone messaging system, in which mums discuss anything from homework to lost items and how much to give kids for the … Continue reading →

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What a three-day weekend means to a pilot’s wife

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Circles in the Sand

“Mummy, what time is D coming for his sleepover?” Son2 prized my eyes open. It wasn’t even 7am. Ugh! Jumping on top of me, he pulled the duvet off and checked to make sure he’d fully woken me up. “I’m … Continue reading →

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